A system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning — which is the art of creating an illusion — and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation. We shouldn't be surprised that people like Blagojevich prosper in "public service" — until they get caught crossing the line.
When government grows too big and powerful, it becomes corrupt. The most successful politicians tend to be the most corrupt, or, maybe it's vice a versa.
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